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Sony 4K (US - BD RA)

We have official artwork for the first batch of 4K mastered Blu-ray releases

Quote: The Blu-ray “Mastered in 4K” collection will set a new standard for Blu-ray HD picture and sound, creating the ultimate 1080p home entertainment experience. Created from the highest quality 4K source materials with new expanded color*, consumers can enjoy a brilliant picture with exquisite detail using their existing Blu-ray player or PlayStation®3. The Blu-ray “Mastered in 4K” collection is optimized so that 4K Ultra HD TV owners can take full advantage of the new 4K upscaling technology, delivering an outstanding near-4K experience. “Mastered in 4K” Blu-rays also work with all 1080p HDTVs for spectacular high definition picture and sound.

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I have the BD of Ghostbusters and like Chris, I don't think it's too bad at all, I will definitely be interested in how the 4k version measures up but unless it's a night and day difference I won't be buying.

This is all because the PS4 and Sony's new wave of 4k displays are hitting the streets in the near future, it pisses me off that they POTENTIALLY could've done better with the original release, only a comparision review will suffice to show any differences, if any....

Gabriel wrote: As I understand it, to come under the brand heading 'Mastered in 4K,' the film has to undergo a particular type of restoration using a particular set of tools. Ultimately, it's a marketing gimmick to sell 4K TVs, sure, but no one can deny how disappointing the previous Ghostbusters release was, so I'll be up for an improved version of that one!! I can. It's nowhere near as bad as most people claim.

Nowhere does it say that they're 'remastering' these films. Mastered in 4K just means that they did a 4K scan, not that they spent a lot of time and effort restoring them. A number of the titles were from 4K sources when released on BD originally anyway. I'm certainly not expecting huge differences, although some of the older titles will no doubt look better because of advances in technology since their original releases. However, if they do remaster Ghostbusters it will be a pleasant surprise if only for comparison purposes.

Gabriel wrote: As I understand it, to come under the brand heading 'Mastered in 4K,' the film has to undergo a particular type of restoration using a particular set of tools. Ultimately, it's a marketing gimmick to sell 4K TVs, sure, but no one can deny how disappointing the previous Ghostbusters release was, so I'll be up for an improved version of that one!!

It would certainly be interesting to see how the two versions compare with each other. I'm just glad I don't own most of these titles so if the quality is super good, I might actually take the dive on some of the titles I don't own.

As I understand it, to come under the brand heading 'Mastered in 4K,' the film has to undergo a particular type of restoration using a particular set of tools. Ultimately, it's a marketing gimmick to sell 4K TVs, sure, but no one can deny how disappointing the previous Ghostbusters release was, so I'll be up for an improved version of that one!!

Specter wrote: These discs should play on any blu-ray player that you have. These are 1080p versions of the movies, created from 4K masters. They were likely rendered at a higher bitrate than the prior Blu-ray releases, so there should be a slight increase in picture quality (I do video editing professionally, and lower bitrates on web video so they look full HD to the untrained eye, but could be better). However, it begs the question: if Sony had these 4K masters all along, and the ability to release it in this quality, why didn't they do this in the first place? For exactly the same reason they used to release bit-starved versions of films on DVD back when they had the Superbit range. Back then titles like Spider-Man were around half the ABR of the Superbit version, but the Superbit version had a bitrate that was around the same as a standard title from any other distributor (Warner, for example).

Did Superbit titles look better than the regular versions? Yes they did, but only because the regular versions were handicapped. This is no different - the current BD release of Taxi Driver was taken from a 4K source, so the only 'benefit' is xvYCC colour. Of course you'll have to recalibrate your TV to take account of that, and who's going to bother for a handful of films? S**tty selection of films in general as well.

I never really got into the whole Superbit thing, I only ever bought one disc which was Bad Boys 2 because there were issues with aliasing on my normal DVD and I thought I'd try the Superbit version which did give a slight improvemnt.

In real terms though I can't honestly say it gave me that much of a boost over the standard DVD.

These discs should play on any blu-ray player that you have. These are 1080p versions of the movies, created from 4K masters. They were likely rendered at a higher bitrate than the prior Blu-ray releases, so there should be a slight increase in picture quality (I do video editing professionally, and lower bitrates on web video so they look full HD to the untrained eye, but could be better). However, it begs the question: if Sony had these 4K masters all along, and the ability to release it in this quality, why didn't they do this in the first place?

Don't kid yourself. These Blu-rays aren't for 4K TV owners as much as they are for people who have standard HDTV's and Blu-ray players and think these discs present a better picture than a normal blu-ray.

Movie Dude wrote: This does sound interesting and all but....how much will they cost? Will it cost the price of the typical catalog title or the price of a current new release? If it's a catalog price (like $14.99 or less), then I'll give it a shot. If not, then forget it.

This does sound interesting and all but....how much will they cost? Will it cost the price of the typical catalog title or the price of a current new release? If it's a catalog price (like $14.99 or less), then I'll give it a shot. If not, then forget it.

exactly what i thought. of course in this case, you need new tech all over again to even watch these. but yeah i seriously dont get the point anymore. blu-ray is already as good and sometimes better than theaters so how can the image look any better with 4K or whatever else will eventually come along?

but hey there's early adopters for everything, even the failing media of the past so i'm sure this will find its niche audience. but i see Ghostbusters is there, maybe we'll see a re-release on regular blu with an improved image thanks to this 4K version since the blu leaves a lot to be desired.